516 million litres of raw water released into Sungai Selangor to dilute ammonia pollution

AS MUCH as 516 million litres of raw water from the off river storage facility at Sungai Selangor and the KL Larut retention pond was needed to curb ammonia pollution at the main water intake of Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the Sungai Selangor water treatment plants, said Selangor Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee chairman Izham Hashim.

In a statement, Izham said the decision to release the raw water was made after Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) detected a spike in ammonia readings on Feb 2.